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“Minneapolis – Sportradar, the leading provider of sports data services globally, announced today the introduction of Acceleradar — the industry’s first free data program to support early stage startups.

Eligible participants will be granted free data access, up to one year, via Sportradar’s industry leading API. Sportradar covers 48 sports and 400,000 events per year.”

“The opportunity to interact with real-time sports data is extremely attractive to developers and entrepreneurs. Acceleradar provides a great way to expand the playing field and further spur innovation in sports. We are extremely excited to see where this leads,” said Tom Masterman, Chief Revenue Officer at Sportradar.

“Supporting the startup ecosystem has long been a core principle at Sportradar. We believe this is the perfect time to launch a freemium plan for sports data, and our hope is that this program will launch a number of companies and innovative applications for sports fans, teams, brands and other industry stakeholders,” said Benn Gurton, Head of Business Development, US at Sportradar.

With an acute focus on technology and development, Sportradar has quickly built an industry reputation for offering the highest quality data distribution and digital product solutions. The firm is the fastest growing sports content provider in North America, having doubled both the number of clients it serves and the size of its staff in the past year.

Interested parties can contact Sportradar at us-sales@sportradar.com to learn if they qualify for the Acceleradar program.